EP3294229A4 - BIDIRECTIONAL BIOMECHANICAL PROSTHETIC FINGER CONFIGURED FOR ABDUCTION AND ADDUCTION WITH MCP PIVOT - Google Patents

BIDIRECTIONAL BIOMECHANICAL PROSTHETIC FINGER CONFIGURED FOR ABDUCTION AND ADDUCTION WITH MCP PIVOT Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3294229A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: adduction; abduction; prosthetic finger; finger configured; mcp pivot
Prior art date: 2015-05-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP16797097.9A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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Robert Thompson, Jr.

Jon BENGTSSON

Anthony Charles PETO

Sydney Tye MINNIS

Eric Dennis KLUMPER

Bradley Arthur CRITTENDEN

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Rcm Entpr LLC

RCM Enterprise LLC

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Rcm Entpr LLC

RCM Enterprise LLC

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2015-05-15

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2019-01-16

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2016-05-16 Priority to EP19219591.5A priority Critical patent/EP3785675A3/en

2018-03-21 Publication of EP3294229A1 publication Critical patent/EP3294229A1/en

2019-01-16 Publication of EP3294229A4 publication Critical patent/EP3294229A4/en

2020-01-08 Application granted granted Critical

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